The question is why the Jews are the only people who have faced genocide throughout history. The answer is simple. The Jews represent a morality from God. And many people do not want to be moral.
Tag: Amalek
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We Are United by Passover
The Seder stresses the idea that there will always be those who wish to destroy us. That the defense against these threats is our unity.
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Freedom Comes With a Price
The portion starts out with the Jews avoiding going directly to the Land of Israel lest they get into a war with the Philistines and run back to Egypt. It ends with the Jews fighting Amalek. They had to learn that there was no going back to Egypt.